Stevie Nicol feels Atletico Madrid’s Saul Niguez is “money well spent” and the ideal midfielder to replace Fernandinho at Manchester City. Liverpool legend Steve Nicol recalls his side’s 1989 title challenge failure as caution for Manchester City in their quest for a quadruple. Manchester City survived an almighty scare at Swansea coming back from 2-0
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By Andrew Cesare Richardson, ESPN.com writer Liverpool legend Steve Nicol recalls his side’s 1989 title challenge failure as caution for Manchester City in their quest for a quadruple. The FC crew delve into Wayne Rooney’s comments as to why Liverpool winning the Premier League title would be ‘a nightmare.’ With the last international break of
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been handed the Manchester United job. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed Manchester United manager on a three-year deal after a successful stint as caretaker, the club have announced. The former United striker has reversed their fortunes since leaving Norwegian club Molde to replace Jose Mourinho in December, reaching the quarterfinals of
Ross Dyer and Stevie Nicol predict every match in Week 32 of the Premier League, where Liverpool host Spurs and Man City travel to Fulham. The FC crew delve into Wayne Rooney’s comments as to why Liverpool winning the Premier League title would be ‘a nightmare.’ We correctly tipped up Alvaro Morata at 9/4 to
Ex-Adelaide United coach Marco Kurz is one of a string of A-League managerial casualties this term. Football Coaches Australia (FCA) has called for more security around coaching contracts after a season of upheaval on A-League benches. At least five clubs are expected to begin their next campaigns with new coaches in charge. Adelaide United, Brisbane
Fabio Cannavaro’s mixed coaching record has amplified concerns over his suitability for the China job. With just six months until the start of their qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup, two defeats in five days under Fabio Cannavaro have only deepened the long-standing pessimism surrounding China’s national team. Back-to-back 1-0 reversals in Nanning against
Koutroumbis and Petratos score as Jets beat Melbourne Victory on the road. A ten men Melbourne Victory held on for a 1-1 draw with Melbourne City after an early penalty was cancelled out The Newcastle Jets scored two fantastic second half goals to zoom away from Melbourne City. Wellington Phoenix scored first against the run
Graham Arnold wants a solution to the conflict that too often arises between club sides and the national team. Socceroos coach Graham Arnold has called for a football forum to solve the eternal club-versus-country row he says is threatening the future competitiveness of the national team. Arnold, back in Australia after steering the Olyroos through
Alexis Nunes and Steve Nicol run the rule over the latest transfer rumours in the world of football. ESPN FC’s Raf Honigstein explains how Bayern’s downward trend since the departure of Pep Guardiola came to a head in their defeat to Liverpool. Steve Nicol credits Liverpool for their return to the final eight of the
Mexico coach Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino praised Eduardo Berizzo’s ‘very good left foot’ after taking a ball to the face. Mexico cantered to a 4-2 victory over Paraguay in an international friendly match on Tuesday, though the victors didn’t emerge from the encounter entirely unscathed. Unusually however, it was El Tri‘s head coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino